Introducing the Stars: Formation, Structure and Evolution

by Beech, Martin

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Title Statements

Full title :Introducing the Stars : Formation, Structure and Evolution.

Summary

This textbook introduces the reader to the basic concepts and equations that describe stellar structure. Various approximation techniques are used to solve equations, and an intuitive rather than rigorous approach is employed to interpret the properties of the stars. The book provides step-by-step instructions, helpful exercises and relevant historical lessons to familiarize students with key concepts and mathematical theories. Based upon a series of one-semester (12 weeks) elective undergraduate courses offered at the University of Regina, this book is intended for students who are interested in seeing how basic calculus and introductory physics can be applied to the understanding of the stars from their formation to their death. The text provides an intermediate stepping stone between lower-level undergraduate classes and more specialized postgraduate texts on the subject of stellar structure.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2019.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Springer International Publishing AG
Place of Publication:Cham
Language:eng
Publication Date:2019.

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource (273 pages)

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9783030117047, 3030117049, 9783030117030, 3030117030, 9783030117054, 3030117057
oclc:on1122918259
LC Classification:QC1-75
Dewey Decimal:523.01

Intro; Introducing the Stars; Introduction; Contents; Chapter 1: Knowing the Stars; 1.1 What Is a Star?; 1.2 What Can Be Measured?; 1.3 The HR Diagram; 1.4 The Luminosity-Radius-Mass Relationship; 1.5 Star Clusters and Stellar Populations; 1.6 The Period-Luminosity Law; 1.7 A Stellar Taxonomy; 1.8 Answers to Exercises; Chapter 2: Star Formation; 2.1 The Interstellar Medium; 2.2 Jeanś Criterion; 2.3 Collapse to Complexity; 2.4 Eddingtonś Blank Page; 2.5 Answers to Exercises; Chapter 3: From the Outside In; 3.1 Hydrostatic Equilibrium; 3.2 First Stellar Models

3.2.1 A Zeroth Order, Constant Density Stellar Model3.2.2 The Linear Density Stellar Model; 3.2.3 Claytonś Exponential Model; 3.3 Polytropic Models; 3.4 The Bonnor-Ebert Sphere; 3.5 Multiple Polytropes; 3.6 Answers to Exercises; Chapter 4: From the Inside Out; 4.1 The Temperature Gradient; 4.2 Opacity; 4.3 Energy Generation; 4.4 What Is a Star (Again)?; 4.5 Back to Reality; 4.6 More Introductory Stellar Models; 4.6.1 Eddingtonś Standard Model; 4.6.2 Cowlingś Model; 4.6.3 The Most Massive Stars; 4.6.4 The Evolution of Massive, Fully Mixed Stars; 4.7 Answers to Exercises

Chapter 5: The Ravages of Time5.1 Approaching the Main S…

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Astronautics astrophysics Astrophysique Mathematical physics Physique mathématique SCIENCE -- Astrophysics & Space Science SCIENCE -- Mathematical Physics